PRAGUE (AP) — A Czech zoo has welcomed a critically endangered eastern black rhinoceros baby that has taken the name of Ukraine’s capital Kyiv in honor of that country’s resistance to invading Russian forces. The rhino was born early on March 4 in the Dvur Kralove zoo, a rare occurrence for the facility even if…

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MATINICUS ISLAND, Maine (AP) — There’s an “Island of Misfit Toys” in the popular holiday classic. Now there’s an island for unwanted and banned books, too. The tiny library on Matinicus Island 22 miles (35 kilometers) off the Maine coast is on a mission to fill its shelves with books that have fallen out of…

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WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — When is a potato not a potato? When it’s a tuber of a gourd, according to Guinness World Records. A New Zealand couple who believed they had dug up the world’s largest potato in the garden of their small farm near Hamilton have had their dreams turned to mash after Guinness wrote…

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CHILTON, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama man who called a wrecker service asking to have a 70-ton crane pulled out of the woods is now charged with stealing the heavy machinery, sheriff’s officials said. The owner of a towing service contacted the Chilton County Sheriff’s Office on Monday, saying the man had called claiming someone…

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  A New York-based company is selling jeans designed with permanent piss stains. According to Wet Pants Denim, their products aim to “mimic the aesthetic of urinary incontinence without the commonly associated discomfort.” Some people “have a fetish wherein they pee their pants because they like the way it looks,” added the company’s CEO. We’ve…

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A man was lost in the forest A man joins a search party looking for himself He was drunk and wandered away from his friends in the woods He found himself in a group along with others looking for himself We all love drinking alcohol especially together with our closest friends, colleagues, family members, and…

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